diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/ClassHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/ClassHandler.java
index 21e83d2..66d1d89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/ClassHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/handlers/ClassHandler.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.annotations.RootNode;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.RootItem;
 import org.reflections.Reflections;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class ClassHandler {
 	
 	public Class<? extends RootItem> get(String nodeType){
 		if (classMap.containsKey(nodeType)) return classMap.get(nodeType);
-		if (deprecatedNode.contains(nodeType)) return RootItem.class;
+		if (deprecatedNode.contains(nodeType)) return Item.class;
 		return null;
 		//throw new RuntimeException("mapping not found for nodetype "+ nodeType);
 	}